Sanitary fixture



W. E. HINSDALE AND M. W. LANSING.

vSANITARY FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.16.1920.

Patented 0G.. 1s, 1921.

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W. E. HINSDALE NND M. w. LANSING.

SANITARY FIXTURE.y APPLICATION FILED IAN. I6, I92o.

1,394,302. Pafented 0@I.18,1921.

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w. E. NINSDALE AND M. w. LANSING.

SANITARY FIXTURE. ANPLICATION FILED JAN.16,1920.

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' WINFIELD E nmsnALE AND MARTIN w. LANSING, or TBENTON, NEW JERSEY, nssmNoEs To TEENToN PoT'rEEIEs COMPANY, or TEENTON, NEW JEEsEY, A

CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

J EANITABY FmTUBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

iPtellted Geiz. 18, 1921.

.application mea January 1e, 1920. semi no. 351,834.

To all whom, it may concern: i y

it known that we, WrNrmLn E. HINS- nnd MARTIN W. LANSING, citizens of 'bhe TUnited States, residing ai; Trenton, in l' n (3 che county or Mercer sind State oi New den.

segr, have invented lcerinin new sind useful snpporting means for iavaories and the iihe.

@ne object oi fhe invention is io provide n. support for bhe lavatory or the' bhe., which i whiie being 'free oi nii' hoor supporting eieinenis is.J nevertheiesssoeonstrncied hai the ievehory Wiii be rigidly heid in piace iriib neiierence in the weil and itfings withenfc in any wey pinning' or imposing engr hereon. l.

inrher obiec, resides in so forming *'he invaiory end ihe supporting eieinenis therefor ihm ehe initier *vi-iii be housed within ihe former end hidden ronihview. "iimniie Ache consirnction appiicahie io various s vies oi invatories, it is especiaiiy applicabile io inhalt type of besin wherein the rear edge is norineiiy spaced away from the waii; end the inveniion has for its nrher object the nrovision of means whereby those yportions oi the sniporiing eiemenis which under normai conditions would be exposed., are covered by sepnree eieraenis. snch, for instance.J es esenicheons, preierabiy made of the same inncerini ns the ievatory. i

A nrnher object of fiche invention is to prnvide nieens whereby the angie of the hivsnory supper@ may be ehanged ihat is thrown np or doven ebove or beiow-the borizonni :ier *Ff-he pnrpose nii nleeiaing` various workin eondiiions so hat the basin may be readiiy brongvhi io iis proper posit-ion.

A siiii further object nesides in frhe provision oi speeini means for securing the invnory tio jhe supporting brackets whereby shiiiing of the invehory isprevenied.'

Wiih these and other objects in View, which wiii be apparent from 1@he ioiiowing deseripinion?` reference wiii be hed io ihe an- 'nexed drawings, wherein: i

Figure il. is e verzieni seeionni view of the ilsvabory from' iront fao rear., #sahen 'on the iine i-i oi Fi 2 and 4;

Fig. 2 a simi ar View on the line H1-,U of

F i 3 a transverse sectionai view on the 55 iine 'l1-HI of Fig. i with the anchor or supporting piatte in outiine;

Fig. 4 a top pian view partiy in section; Fig. 5 an enarged vert-ical sectional view;

Fig. 5 a verticali sectional view on the iine 60 if'iiifi oi 1F ig. 5; i? 'i' e perspective view of the rear of one oi the brackets and one of the attaching eiernents;

Fig. 8 a perspeciive view of one oi cnieheons;

Fig. 9 a' `iace view of ihennchor pinke; anch Fig. i0 a sectional eievaiion iiiusraive of an embodiment of the invent-ion. as 'io its brache: attachment, as appiied 'to a inodi- 'Ilo hed form ofi supportA and with exposed l `bil-schets.

Referring iirsi; io Figs. i io 91 inciusive, here .is shown an anchor piane orsupporiingl leiemeni eoniprising a bod i having eniarged ends 2 sindl veriicaily isposed wings or fingers 3. The piafre is provided with a piuraiiiy of openings i for iherecepiion of sniiabie iesienings which secure ii; io sindding, such openings as are noiJ so occupied iunior-ding anchorage for fshe piaser or cen'ienfJ oi the Waii infn-'inch the piste is embedded. Each end 2 is provided wirh iwo threaded openings 5 into each oi which is screwed @he bracket supporting elements, each comprising in effect a bolt 6 having a head i iis outer end, which is polygonal or squared. Each of said elements is counierbored :from its oner end and internaiiy ihreaded, fior ihe reeeption'o binding or damping screws 8. The bracketsa oi which cwoere empioyed izo' support the iava'tory 9 or any sanisary xtnre, .are alike in form, and comprise en arm or body i() and a heel ii. ihe iater being provided with an eion- @5 gaed' recess or socket i2 in its rear 'face which is of a width equai io J@he heads if, of the 'supporting eiements or bolts. The heel is nien nrovidedV withtwo openings 13 which eiine wiih she eounterbored threaded open-4 ings in bhe supporting eements or boite., said openings being mede of a diameter some- A when in excess of bhe body of the attaching serews 8, see Fig. 5.. Thus it wiii be seen "thee ihe breeirets are examined io and supported by ehe boit-hhs supporting elements, which in turn are carried by the anchor pints. By en Athe bolts out or in, the

the esf es viations` in the elements of the structure, as,`

for instance, if the anchor plate is out of the vertical or the lavatory does not set horiz'ontal on the brackets. The lavatory may be of the usual. type in which the rear or inner wall ofthe rim thereof is cut away forming openings which communicate with chambers or the space formed between the upper and lower slabs of the lavatory and into which the brackets extend. The brackets are thus housed within the body of the lavatory and hidden from view. Where the lavatory stands away from the wall, as is frequently the case, for the purpose of facilitating its being cleaned, that portion of each of the bracket arms and the heel therelower closed pocket portion 14 and an upper open forwardly extending flanged section 15, the former covering the lower end of the bracket heel, and the latter the upper portion of theheel and the body of the bracket which lies between the rear face of the lavatory and the wall. To produce a finish the escutcheon will be formed with a laterally extending base iangel. The escutcheon will be held in place against the wall by a screw 17, see Fig. 5, which passes through an opening 18 formed in the forward face of the escutcheon .and screwed into an opening 19 formed in the bracket heel. As above noted, the escutcheon will preferably be formed of the same material as the lavatory so as to produce an effective finish.

The under wall of the lavatory, to each v side of the bowl proper, and in line with the inserted bracket, will be formed with a. plurality of openings, as 20, and a headed'thimble 21 is inserted therein, the thimble being exteriorly )threaded and held in place by a lock nut 22. Each bracket is provided with a threaded opening above each thimble, such openings in the present instance being formed in bosses 23 cast integral with1 the bracket. Into each of said bosses is screwed a stem or rod 24, the lower end of which exf tends through and below the lower end of the thinible 21. A cap nut 25 is turned up on the lower threaded portion of the thimble and contacting with the lower end of the stem 24 tends to draw the thimble downwardly and with it the lavatory causing the latter to take a firm bearing upon the lugs; thus the lavatory is permanently secured 1n place upon the .brackets Byscrewing the stems in or out adjustment may be effected for variations inthe body of the lavatory, due to warping or irregularity incident to manufacture.

From the foregoing it will be` seen that the construction takes care of all variations which occur in different installations; the brackets *may be tipped either up or down; the supports turned in or out tocompensate for varying wall thickness; and the brackets prevented from turning or canting by reason of thel square shapedlheads 7 fitting in the rectangular formed socket 12.

The escutcheons may, of course,be omitted, when for instance, it be desired to have the lavatory abut the wall or where the wall tiling overlaps the .upper rear edge of the lavatory body. 1

In Fig. 10a furtherimodification of the support is shown with the brackets exposed. The anchor plate 26, in this instance, is 'adjustablyamounted uponv verticallyv disposed columns 27 built intothe wall and secured in a foot-piece 28 similarto the structure set forth and claimed in Letters Patent 1,043,835, dated November 12th, 1912. TheV brackets shown in this figure in so far asv the heel construction is concerned is`the same as in the form above described as are also the supporting elements and the attachiing screws and such parts are similarly let-` tered. llt will .therefore be seen that this feature of the invention is applicable to either the inclosed or exposed vform of bracket mounting and that the anchor plate mav be held in position by various means.

While the invention is shown in connection with a lavatory, it "will be readily appreciated that the brackets and the means for supporting and adjusting the same may y and from the face of the wall, whereby 'angular adjustment with. reference to the wall is provided; and means for securing said brackets to bracket supporting.

means.

2. In a lavatory support, the combination of a supporting member adapted to be embedded in a wall structure; twin .brackets supporting means for each bracket secured thereto and adjustable toward and fromthe same andl consequently toward and-from the nface of the Wall; brackets engaging said supporting means, the engagement bei-ng .such

as to prevent sidewise tipping of the brackets with reference to said means: and means tor lsecuring-the brackets in position 'upon said supporting means.

3. In a lavatory1 support. the combination of a supporting member adapted to be embedded in a wall; a bracket; and adjustable means `interposed between said supporting member and the bracket permitting the bracket to be tilted or tipped above or below the horizontal and toward and from the supporting member.

ai. ln a lavatory support, the combination oi a. supporting member adapted to be embedded in a wall structure; a. pair oi boltlike members threaded into saidsupporting member and adjustable independently inwardly and outwardlyv with reference to said supporting member. said bolt-like members being provided with squared beads at their Omer mois? il baflt, tb@ heel whereof is providedwith asocket the side walls of which engage the heads aforesaid; and means for securing the bracket in fixed relation to said heads. x

5. ln a lavatory support. the combination oi a supporting member adapted to be embedded in a wall; a pair of bolt-like structures threaded into said supporting member and normally projecting beyond the lace oi the wall in which said supporting member is embedded. said bolts having polygonal shaped heads and beinginteriorly threaded at. their outer ends; a bracketI the heel whereof is provided with an elongated rectananlar socket upon its rear tace into which the heads of the bolt-like members pass; and screws passing through openings formed in the bracket heel 'and threaded into theboltlilre members.

6. lln lavatory support` the combination of a plate-like member adapted vto be embedded and held ina wall.` said member l'oeinp1 provided adjacent its opposite ends vwith a pair oit threaded openings; a boltlike member threaded into each oi said openings.; the heads whereof? are 'polygonal in into the interiorly threaded bore oi the. bolts.,

7. lin a lavatory support. the combination ot a supporting member adapted to be embedded in a wall; bracket support-ing means mounted in said member and adjustable toward and `from the tace of the wall; brackets fsecured thereto; lavatory having upper and lower webs, the under ytace oi the upper web of the lavatory coutactinesaid brackets and the lower web concealing the forward portion of the brackets, said lavatory being bracket to Said bracket supporting means;

a lavatory provided with al1-opening between the upper and lower webs into which the bracket extends; and an escutcheon surrounding` the inner portion oi the bracket and the heel thereof and acting to space thelavatory 'trom the wall. i

9. lin a lavatory support the combination oi a supporting member adapted tobe em. bedded in a wall; a pair ot brackets; twin means for attaching each Aoi the brackets in adjustable spaced .relation to said supporting memberl and to the tace of the wall; a lat-atory having'openings formed in its rear wall through which the brackets may be inserted; and means for securing they lavatory to the brackets.

lll. ln a lavatory support, the combination ot a supporting member adapted lto be embedded in a wall; a pair of brackets; means -lor securing said brackets tov said supporting member9 said means including adjustable element-s whereby the brackets may be brought to the desired position with reference to the horizontal and to the face of the wall: and a lavatory secured to the brackets.

il. ln a lavatory support, the combination ot a supporting member adapted to bes f embedded in a. wall structure; a pair of brackets?- means tor securing` said brackets to said supportinpr member, said means inclndinpI elements which are adjustable so that the brackets may be independently adllt) y'usted with reference the horizontal and likewise toward and'trom theiace of the wall; ay .lavatory having openings inthe rear wall thereorn through which the brackets lmay be inserted; and means for securing said brackets to the lavatory.

l2. in a lavatory support., the combina.-v

/tion of a supporting member adapted t be embedded in a, wall; a pair of brackets; means torl securing said brackets tol said supporting member; a lavatory having openings' in the rear wall thereof through which the brackets may be inserted; an escutcheon surrounding the inner end of each bracket and the heel thernotI and acting as a spacer and a. ller between. the 'rear edge of the y lavatory and 'the wall; and means for se- P curing the lavatory to said brackets. v

i3. ln a lavatory support, the combinaltion of a. bracket- 5 a lavatory having an open lib i ing in the rear wall thereof throughl whichl bracket.

thebracketmay be inserted; a thlmble secured inthe lower Wall of the lavatory; a stem extending outwardly through the thimble andk connected at its .Quter end to the bracket; and a nut having a threaded engagement 'with the lower end of thethimble whereby as the nut is screwed to place it contacts thelend of the, stem and serves to lock the lavatory in position 'upon the .14. In a lavatory support, ,the combination oa bracket; a lavatory havingy an opening inthe rear wall thereof through which the bracket may be inserted; a thimble mounted in the lower wall ofthe lavatory and projecting downwardly below Vthe same, the exterior wall of the thimble being threaded; aflock nut for'holding said thimble in position with reference to the Wall; a stem extending loosely through the thimble and threaded at its outer end into the bracket; and a cap nut mounted upon the lower threaded end of the thimblel andl adapted when screwed to place lto contact the lower end of the stem and to eXert :a drawing action on the thimble and to thereby draw the lavatory into close relation to the bracket. f

l15. Ina lavatory support, the combination of a supporting member adaptedto be embedded in a4 wall; a pair of brackets; means interposed between said supporting member and the brackets to support the latter, said means including adjustable elements whereby the brackets may be independently adjustedv with reference to the by the stem may be adjusted with reference.

thereto; and a cap nut mounted upon the lower end of each of saidthimbles, said'nuts when screwed to place contacting the lower ing member, said means including elements p rmitting adjustment of the brackets with eference vto the horizontal and toward or from the face of the wall; a lavatory having openings in the rear wall thereof intol which the brackets may be inserted; and a plurality of independently adjustable devices attached to each bracket and coperating with the lavatory for securing the latter in position upon the brackets. i

17. 1n a lavatory support, the combinaytion of a supporting member; a bracket;

contact with they and means interposed between said supportf ing member and the bracket permitting the bracket to be tilted or tipped above or be low the horizontal while preventing sidewise tipping of the bracket, and likewise permitting the bracket to be adjusted toward and from the supporting member and the face of the wall.

18. ln a lavatory support, the combination of a supporting member; 'a bracket; and means adjustable toward and from said support and connected to the bracket in a manner to prevent sidewise tipping of the bracket with reference to said means, whereby the bracket may be tilted or tipped vabove or below thev horizontal and from and toward the supportingmember.

ln testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification. v

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